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Who We Serve

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WHO WE SERVE

We provide nonprofit legal services with respect to the following:

  • Public charity rules and regulations
  • Private foundation rules and regulations
  • Governance
  • Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
  • Risk management
  • Fundraising counsel
  • Nonprofit organizational relationships
  • Charter Schools
  • International philanthropy
  • Annual reporting
  • Social enterprise
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Compensation
  • Presentations and trainings for boards and staff
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Ellis was extremely knowledgable in her work for "For Thine is the Glory, Inc" regarding obtaining 501c3 designation. She was exceptionally responsive, quick to do her research and work, was clear in her writing, and just a pleasure to work with.
Bill FarrellChairman of the Board, For Thine is the Glory
Ms. Carter is a knowledgeable, experienced attorney in the area of non-profit organizations. She has provided counsel on the myriad of issues that affect directors of nonprofits for several organizations with whom I am or have been affiliated. These include governance, legal requirements vs. good corporate practice, taxation and ethics. Ms. Carter is personable and establishes relationships based on trust with Board, staff and community representatives. I would not hesitate to give Ms. Carter my highest recommendation.

FEATURED BLOG POSTS

  • The Pledge Is Not the Gift: What Foundation Boards Should Learn from Harvard and MIT

    Foundation boards like to celebrate large pledges. They validate strategy. They signal momentum. They make annual reports look good. But the Jeffrey Epstein university scandals, documented by MIT’s own independent report and covered extensively by TIME, AP News, and others, demonstrate something boards often forget: The pledge itself can be the product. When the promise becomes leverage MIT publicly

  • When Funding Disappears or the Model Breaks: Converting to 501(c)(3) status

    Recent nonprofit news highlights a trend that many lawyers are seeing more frequently in practice. Programs lose government funding. Mission-driven for-profit ventures struggle to sustain themselves financially. In response, organizations begin to ask whether operating as a tax-exempt charity might be a better fit for their work. Examples in the news include government-adjacent programs relaunching

  • When the IRS Is No Longer Just a Form 990 Issue: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know About Criminal Tax Risk

    For many years, nonprofit leaders have thought about the IRS as a civil regulator. The worst-case scenario was an audit, penalties, or in extreme cases, loss of tax-exempt status. Criminal enforcement was something that happened to bad actors or fringe organizations. That view no longer reflects reality. Recent discussions among experienced tax and enforcement professionals